Lee Thompson Young is the son of Velma Love and Tommy Scott Young (a professional storyteller/actor/performer) of Columbia, SC. He was born February 1, 1984. Lee's half-sister, Tamu, was 12 when Lee was born. Lee attended a Montossori preschool. His teacher, Mr. Moore had a major influence in Lee's life. For a time Lee and his mother lived with his uncle, Rick. Uncle Rick also had a major influence in who Lee has become. As a young boy, Lee would hang out at the Richland County Public Library. At the library, Lee befriended Darion McCloud who was and still is the storyteller in the Children's Room. Darion is an actor associated with the TRUSTUS Theater in Columbia.. After spending so much time with Darion, Lee was allowed to tell stories of his own. 

Lee's mother was on the Board of Directors at the local chapter of Big Brothers and Big Sisters. One of their fund-raising events was "A Night of Stars and Dreams". In that production, Lee played Martin Luther King Jr. Lee began doing Community Theater and eventually went to the Models of the South Convention in Hilton Head, SC. Among the awards at that convention, Lee received First Place for an original infomercial for something he called "Girl-Away Spray". 

Lee had to raise the money required to travel to New York in order to get an agent. He did so by performing for groups around Columbia. The following year during spring break he went to New York. He got an agent, and moved to New York at the end of the school term. He was twelve years old.

Lee then got to do a real commercial, for Robitussin Cough Syrup. Lee later auditioned for The Famous Jett Jackson. When he got a callback, his agent was asked to send Lee Thompson Young AND the kid from the Robitussin commercial. While Lee lived in New York, the show was taped at Alliance Atlantis in Toronto Canada. The Famous Jett Jackson skyrocketed!!! Lee (the story teller) wrote an episode of The Famous Jett Jackson. It aired April 8, 2000. Jett Jackson :The Movie aired in June 2001, and sent The Disney Channel to the number one slot. 

Lee currently attends The University of Southern California. He frequently visits his hometown.

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